AquaVanta Harvests — Technology & Innovation

Technology adoption is a central pillar of AquaVanta's competitive strategy, enabling the company to achieve production densities, survival rates, and operating efficiencies that exceed industry benchmarks.

Section 6 · Business Plan

Technology & Innovation

Technology adoption is a central pillar of AquaVanta’s competitive strategy, enabling the company to achieve production densities, survival rates, and operating efficiencies that exceed industry benchmarks.

6.1 Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS)

The RAS installation will be sourced from a reputable European supplier with proven deployment experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Key system components include mechanical drum filters for solids removal, moving bed biofilters (MBBR) for ammonia conversion, UV sterilisation for pathogen control, cone-bottom oxygen injection systems, and automated pH/temperature/dissolved oxygen monitoring with IoT-enabled alerts.

6.2 IoT & Data-Driven Operations

Real-time water quality monitoring sensors (dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia, nitrite, temperature) will be deployed across all production units, feeding data to a centralised dashboard accessible via mobile application. Automated alert thresholds will trigger corrective actions (e.g., emergency aeration, feeding suspension) before water quality deterioration impacts fish health.

6.3 Energy Resilience

A 200kW rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV installation with battery storage will provide approximately 40–50% of the facility’s daytime electricity requirements, significantly reducing exposure to Eskom load-shedding and electricity cost escalation (currently averaging 12–15% annual increases). A diesel generator provides emergency backup for critical systems (aeration, oxygenation).

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